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of particular concern handed over during my visit to Peking in September. I reminded
Premier Li Peng of our interest in New York in
January. Would like details of which
individuals fall into the various categories
given to Lord Caithness;
know that s ome of those on list have been
released. Hope for similar clemency,
particularly for Hong Kong residents Li
Longqing (pronounced Lee Loong Ching); Li Peiching (Lee Pay Cheng) and Wu Jiguang (Woo Jee Gwong);
ha ve
learned with concern that one of those on the list, Wang Juntao (pronounced Wong Djoon Tow (as in "cow)), is seriously ill. Like to request his release on medical grounds as a humanitarian gesture which would be well
received in West.
At the current Commission on Human Rights, meeting in Geneva the EC co-sponsored a resolution expressing concern about the human rights situation in Tibet. The resolution was later amended to include human rights
concerns throughout China. The resolution was eventually
voted upon, procedurally sidelined by a large majority of third world countries mustered by China. The Chinese protested to us earlier at the tabling of
such a resolution.
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